Goldsboro
Mt. Olive Pickle To Create 167 Jobs With Expansion In Goldsboro
GOLDSBORO – Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. will create 167 jobs in Wayne County, Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday. The company will invest more than $35 million to expand its…
Combs Shares Research On Human Trafficking Techniques
GOLDSBORO – Dr. Marielle A. Combs, a registered nurse and Wayne Community College nursing instructor, was selected to present to two national audiences on her research related to human trafficking.…
Trustees Name Pfeiffer Wayne Community College’s Next President
GOLDSBORO – Dr. Patricia A. “Patty” Pfeiffer has been chosen to serve as the next president of Wayne Community College. The college’s Board of Trustees elected Dr. Pfeiffer by acclamation…
Lamms Leave Major Donation To Wayne Community College
GOLDSBORO – The estate of Melda B. and William S. “Bill” Lamm has given Wayne Community College its largest unrestricted gift so far. The Lamms left a $1,059,177 bequest to…
Wayne Community College, University Of Mount Olive Sign Transfer Agreement
Wayne Community College and the University of Mount Olive have partnered to ease students’ transition between their degree programs. The two signed an “articulation agreement” titled “UMO Promise.” It is…
Carver Heights Principal Sees Education As An Equalizer
Carver Heights Principal Winter Goodson knows a thing or two about life, education, faith, and hard work. It is a combination of lessons gained throughout her 40 years that have made…
Award-Winning Coach To Receive Boy Scout’s Distinguished Citizen Award
GOLDSBORO – The Boy Scouts of America’s Tuscarora Council will celebrate and honor award-winning coach and community leader George Whitfield with their 2021 Distinguished Citizen Award. The event will take…
Wayne County Public Library Wraps Up Novel STEM Camp
GOLDSBORO – On Friday, August 6th, the Wayne County Public Library completed the first teen STEM camp. This innovative camp is just the beginning of the STEM program that the…
Two Benson Residents Appointed To University Of Mount Olive Board Of Trustees
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive has appointed five new Board of Trustee members: Pam Hardison Braxton, Paula Coates, Sylvia Herring, Borden Franklin “Frankie” Howell, Jr, and Robert…
Wayne Co. Interim Superintendent Named Superintendent
GOLDSBORO – The Wayne County Board of Education unanimously approved the selection of Dr. David A. Lewis, interim superintendent and assistant superintendent for accountability/information technology services, as the district’s new…
Dr. Yvette Smith Mason Selected As 2021 Dr. Samuel Houston Leadership Award Winner
The North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association (NCSSA) and the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD) have announced the selection of Dr. Yvette Smith Mason, as a recipient of…
Barton College Announces 2021 Graduates
WILSON – Two hundred and forty-three Barton College undergraduate seniors and graduate students received diplomas on Saturday, May 8, during the school’s 119th annual commencement exercises. Participating in the ceremony…
